Anton Shkaplerov

Russian film crew blasts off to shoot first movie scenes in space

A Russian film crew blasted into space today on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko have spent three months training for life onboard the International Space Station. Along with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, they are set to spend 12 days flying above Earth to film scenes for a feature-length production.

Oct 06, 2021, 20:10 PM IST

Living bacteria found in samples from ISS satellite's surface

The bacteria were brought to the space station accidentally on tablet PCs together with various materials that are placed aboard the ISS for long time to study the materials’ behavior in outer space.

Nov 28, 2017, 12:42 PM IST